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A02846 The strong helper, offering to beare euery mans burthen. Or, A treatise, teaching in all troubles how to cast our burden vpon God but chiefly deliuering infallible grounds of comfort for quieting of troubled consciences. By Iohn Haivvard. Hayward, John, D.D. 1614 (1614) STC 12986; ESTC S103943 264,841 668

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chapter_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v not_o any_o particular_a transgression_n of_o any_o or_o of_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n but_o a_o wilful_a i●…_n opposition_n of_o our_o heart_n against_o as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o the_o body_n of_o religion_n first_o right_o understand_v and_o certain_o know_v to_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o out_o of_o mere_a envy_n the_o pharisee_n hear_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o see_v his_o miracle_n and_o know_v he_o to_o be_v that_o son_n of_o david_n that_o messiah_n that_o be_v promise_v they_o know_v his_o doctrine_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o heavenly_a and_o his_o work_n to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n yet_o because_o the_o people_n honour_v he_o and_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o miracle_n when_o he_o heal_v the_o man_n that_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o devil_n and_o be_v both_o blind_a and_o dumb_a 24._o because_o they_o then_o cry_v 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19_o 2●…_n god_n help_v unto_o repentance_n acts._n 5._o 31._o psal._n 51._o ●…0_n ezeki_n 36._o 25._o charity_n to_o our_o brother_n be_v the_o second_o condition_n james._n 2._o 3._o mat._n 6._o 14._o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v ready_o forgive_v our_o brother_n reason_n why_o we_o shall_v ready_o forgive_v ●…_n ●…_n 3_o 4_o 2._o sam._n 12._o 13._o ser._n 2._o de_fw-mi ser_fw-mi domini_fw-la super_fw-la montem_fw-la mat._n 18._o 32_o prou._n 24._o 29._o faith_n in_o god_n be_v the_o three_o condition_n micha_n 7._o 18._o john_n 1._o 29_o 1._o john_n 1._o 7_o hebr._n 7._o 25._o mat._n 21._o 22_o mar._n 9_o 23._o act_n 16._o 31_o thou_o think_v thou_o have_v not_o faith_n th●…u_n may_v have_v it_o and_o not_o know_v it_o jude._n 3_o if_o thou_o want_v it_o thou_o cans●…_n not_o take_v it_o of_o thyself_o ephe._n 2._o 8._o ephe._n 1._o 19_o but_o it_o be_v obtain_v of_o god_n partly_o by_o prayer_n john_n 16._o 23_o ser._n ●…6_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la do●…_n partly_o by_o the_o study_n 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